HENDERSON (KYTX) - One more life is lost in the aftermath of the Colorado theater massacre.
Sunday morning, a pregnant shooting victim suffered a miscarriage.
At the First Christian Church service in Henderson Sunday, members talked about how to cope with tragedies like this one, and how to change things for the future.
Tragedy and disbelief swept the nation July 20, when police say 24-year-old James Holmes opened fire at a Colorado movie theater, killing 12 and injuring dozens.
Doris Sullivan is one of many at First Christian Church trying to d make sense of the tragedy.
"There's a lot of confusion because basically we are to love our fellow man and nobody understands why things like this happen," Sullivan says.
"It's overwhelming and we don't know how to react to these situations that are so horrific, so scary, says the church's pastor, Trey Kellenberger.
That's why he decided to take action. He lit candles in memory of those killed, and then started a conversation about the shootings.
"I just kept hearing people trying to blame someone else, and I was just saying this is not how we should be responding," Kellenberger says.
He says the key is to look at the causes of shootings like this.
"In my lifetime I've seen Columbine, we've seen the shootings out in Arizona."
A repeating factor in many shootings in the past decade - mental health.
Kellenberger says, "[Holmes] was beginning to seek psychiatric help. The news has reported that there was a notebook detailing the attack that was sent to the man or woman taking care of him, but never got to a psychiatrist."
He says mental illness is often ignored.
"We still don't really treat it like a normal health problem," he says, "and as someone who's suffered from depression, like myself, it's important to address that and change our attitudes so people can get that help that they need."
He says if people are able to be open about their mental issues, they are more likely to get help, before causing destruction.
He's calling for his community to leave anger aside.
"What happens to one person should affect all of us," Sullivan says.
Kellenberger addresses his congregation, "Through that spirit of love is how change happens. If we just stick to anger, if we just stick to stereotypes about these people, we can't do anything about these situations."
Kellenberger also talked about excessive violence in our movies, books and video games. He hopes new conversations will start about where to draw the line.
